Vivek Pendharkar

Cypress Semiconductor Corp. engages in designing, development, manufacturing, and marketing of a broad range of high-performance solutions for embedded systems, from automotive, industrial and networking platforms to highly interactive consumer devices. Its programmable systems-on-chip, general-purpose microcontrollers, analog ICs, wireless and USB-C based connectivity solutions and memories help engineers design differentiated products. The firm operates through the following segments: The Microcontroller and Connectivity Division (MCD), and the Memory Products Division (MPD). The company was founded by Thurman John Rodgers in December 1982 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

National Semiconductor Corp. develops and manufactures analog intensive and mixed-signal integrated circuits. The firm’s product portfolio includes power management circuits, audio and operational amplifiers, analog-to-digital or digital-to-analog converters, communication interface circuits, lighting and display circuits, adaptive voltage scaling circuits, and radio frequency integrated circuits, as well as power references, regulators, and switches. The company was founded by Arie Brish on June 29, 1959 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Xilinx, Inc. engages in the design and development of programmable logic semiconductor devices and the related software design tools. It also provides design services, customer training, field engineering, and technical support. The company was founded by Ross Freeman, Bernard Vonderschmitt, and James V. Barnett in February 1984 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Kasenna, Inc. develops video delivery platform software solutions. It clients include CenturyTel, SureWest, PrimeTel, Hutchinson, Clear Lake, and NTS Communications. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

VuCast Media, Inc. is a privately-held Silicon Valley based corporation founded in 2008, with a branch office in Bangalore, India. The company is led by veteran executives from computer, networking and wireless industries, actively supported by Artiman Ventures as the company's lead investor. VuCast's mission is to provide wireless data delivery to the billions devices that are not addressed by traditional wireless solutions due to cost, coverage, or power constraints.

Part of Infineon Technologies AG, Lara Networks, Inc. designs, develops, and markets network application processors. The private company is based in San Jose, CA. Lara Networks was acquired by Cypress Semiconductor Corp., part of Infineon Technologies AG from April 17, 2020 on July 10, 2001 for $225 million.